Category Archives: Mylopotamos

1333 – old Athos postcards and pictures

Posted on December 15, 2012 by athosweblog

Today I will show you a collection of miscellaneous postcards and images of Athos, that gathered from the internet in the last months. The first picture is from two men near a well, probably in the beginning of the last century, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dafni, Karyes, Mylopotamos, Ouranoupolis, Skiti Andreou, Timiou Stavrou | 1 Comment

1224 – new wine from Mylopotamos, "The best red wine of Greece ever tasted"?

Posted on May 31, 2011 by athosweblog

In post nr 2546 of the Agioritikes Mnimes (our fellow blogger Keliotes) shows us a Greek webshop with products from monasteries/Mount Athos. My special interest lies with the wines and to my surprize the vineyard of Mylopotamos came with a … Continue reading →

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1043 – 2009 Trip to Athos: from Mylopotamos to Filotheou, day 2 – 1

Posted on April 22, 2010 by athosweblog

We woke up early on our second day on Mt. Athos to see the sun rize. A rich breakfast at Mylopotamos with Father Ioachim, Father Prodromos and Bas Father Ioachim prepaired a take-away lunch for us, properly packed in plastic. … Continue reading →

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1039 – 2009 Trip to Athos: Mylopotamos library day 1 – 22

Posted on April 16, 2010 by athosweblog

To end day one I will show the pictures of the library of Mylopotamos. First of all I have to thank father Ioachim for taking the time to show us this special place and secondly our thanks go to Giannis, … Continue reading →

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1035 – 2009 Trip to Athos: Mylopotamos kitchen and dinner: day 1 – 21

Posted on April 8, 2010 by athosweblog

The kitchen of the famous Father Epifanios (building E on the plan in post 1032) Large pans hanging on the wall The fire place where Father Epifanios cooks his food In the lower part of building E there is a … Continue reading →

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1032 – 2009 Trip to Athos: Mylopotamos main building day 1 – 20

Posted on April 4, 2010 by athosweblog

A. the old tower, founded by Athanasius and libraryB. balcony overlooking the seaC. the chapel and a reception roomD. small courtyard Today we take a closer look at the main building, with the old tower, dating from the 10th century … Continue reading →

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1029 – An evening at the library

Posted on April 1, 2010 by athosweblog

Sometimes all things fit. That late September day in Mylapotamus was such a day. After we arrived (see post 2022) on foot from Karyes we set ourselves on the terrace. There is a splendid view, a beautiful coastline, vineyards in … Continue reading →

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1027 – 2009 Trip to Athos: Mylopotamos wines, day 1 – 19

Posted on March 23, 2010 by athosweblog

The vines of Mylopotamos In blogs 775 and 776 I introduced you to the fine wines of Mylopotamos. Finally the time was come to have a look at the vinery myself: The new ‘vinery’ building on the right, with the … Continue reading →

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1022 – Trip to Athos: Mylopotamos, day one, 18

Posted on March 19, 2010 by athosweblog

Mylopotamos – Father Ioachim, who lives 19 years at the “Eastern Athos Riviera”(see text below) In the books I’ve got about Mt. Athos information about Mylopotamos is scarce. Even most of maps that were published in the past decades forgot … Continue reading →

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1020 – 2009 Trip to Athos: Mylopotamos, day 1 – 17

Posted on March 15, 2010 by athosweblog

After leaving the beautiful monastery Iviron and 3 of our friends – who spend the night in Iviron – we continued our walk to the final destination of our first day on Mt. Athos, Mylopotamos. Our final destination day 1: … Continue reading →

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